Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure - large enclosure
Moyglass (ballintober North By., Ballygarden Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moyglass (ballintober North By., Ballygarden Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.80702, -8.09046
- SMR number
- RO023-085----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Marked as a large circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 90m) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and as a large field (diam. c. 90m) on the 1914 ed. Situated on a gentle E-facing slope at the base of a steeper E-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (int. diam. c. 84m) defined by a drystone wall and hedge which do not survive S-W. It is bisected by a N-S field bank and later field banks are attached to the perimeter, which was removed NNW-ESE since 1996 (Bing c. 2013). Rath (RO023-086----) is c. 190m to the NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.